Emergency Operations Technology Specialist
Location: US, DC, Washington DC

Company profile:
G&amp;H International Services, Inc. is a Washington D.C. small business dedicated to providing services and technology to enhance organizational and community preparedness and resilience. We work with all levels of government and the private sector to develop and manage programs and projects that improve information management, situational awareness, and communications interoperability.GHI is a consulting company founded in 1997, focused in the Emergency Management industry. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are committed to continually building a team of the most qualified and committed consulting and technology professionals and helping them grow with challenging assignments supporting the company mission. GHI hires people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive and help implement innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers.

Job description:
G&amp;H International Services, Inc. is a Washington D.C. small business dedicated to providing services and technology to enhance organizational and community preparedness and resilience. We work with all levels of government and the private sector to develop and manage programs and projects that improve information management, situational awareness, and communications interoperability.We are looking for a qualified, self-motivated Technology Specialist with expertise in emergency management to join an innovative team responsible for providing technical services in support of information management systems. The Specialist will be responsible for working with an engineering team, building presentation layer software and integrating client-side applications with server-side APIs and Web Services. The ideal candidate will be have technical team-lead experience, managing development, integration, and testing of units, subsystems, and systems within a distributed application development environment.

Requirements:
General Responsibilities:* Research, evaluate, and recommend model strategies for implementation of geo-spatially enabled information-sharing systems;* Provide customer-site and remote development and integration support for the deployment of geo-spatially enabled information-sharing systems;* Provide technical assistance to integrate solution components into end-user operating environments;* Partner with colleagues and client base to investigate problems and define solution approaches;* Ensure project quality;* Interface with Program Directors, other Project Managers and/or Leads to escalate relevant decisions and unresolved issues, and recommend appropriate courses of action when feasible;* Identify and keep abreast of current IT best practices relating to developing and deploying information sharing/management and GIS services; and* Support other activities as directed by G&amp;H International Services executive management.Qualifications:* U.S. citizenship;* Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of five (5) years of business experience in Technical Consulting, Information Technology, Software Development, and/or Database Management Systems.* Experience with development environments such as Adobe Flash /Catalyst/Flash Builder or MS Silverlight /Expression Blend/Visual #URL_9e028e097152b31890aa783e8795914b09cbb25802a28293d894889b2fe81354# or Eclipse/Java EE Environments.* Experience building applications with one or more of the following software development toolkits (SDKs): Adobe Flashbuilder 4.5, Adobe Creative Suite, ESRI ArcGIS Web API’s, Microsoft Visual #URL_9e028e097152b31890aa783e8795914b09cbb25802a28293d894889b2fe81354#, JavaScript, and others;* Scripting experience with PHP, Python, Perl or similar scripting languages.* Able to understand, leverage, and apply open source Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to solve problems and integrate solutions (e.g. Flickr, Open Layers, Google Gadgets, Yahoo Pipes, Esri Web API’s).* Strong critical thinking abilities, including knowing when and how to dig deeper into problems and identify actionable recommendations.* Excellent writing and presentation skills.* Ability to work under tight deadlines.* Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software.* Experience working with the disaster response and preparedness community preferred.* Ability to effectively collaborate with a development/integration team.Desired knowledge and/or experience includes:* Developing applications that utilize GIS servers, including ESRI ArcGIS, Google Maps, and others;* Understanding of the RAPID/Agile application development methodology* Developing technical requirements from business users; and* Developing technical documentation, guides, and reference materials;* Providing user training and support

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